#ACA425#ACA425
#ACA425 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.139 H 105.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA425 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 164, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 65%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 78%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 78.5%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, -11.11, 61.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 62.51, 100.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.4% -0.0375 0.1339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.4% 0.139 105.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6240, 35.4563, 6.9805) |
| Luminance | 0.3545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.54
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.73
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.81
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 5.81
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.27
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA425 #252DAC
analogous
#AC6025 #ACA425 #70AC25
triadic
#ACA425 #25ACA4 #A425AC
tetradic
#ACA425 #25AC60 #252DAC #AC2570
square
#ACA425 #25AC60 #252DAC #AC2570
split-complementary
#ACA425 #2570AC #6025AC
monochromatic
#47440F #7A741A #ACA425 #D5CB3A #DFD96C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#ACA425 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#ACA425 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA425
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA425 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA425 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B39E00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A330
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9988C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca425; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 164, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.139 105.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9be6b',
500: '#aca425',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca425; $custom-light: #c9be6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca425",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 164,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.444,
"s": 64.593,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70398,
"c": 0.13903,
"h": 105.7
},
"luminance": 0.35455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA425
secondary
#676DC6
accent
#4AE840
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F9F6EC
border
#D2D0C7
text
#141207
muted
#82817A